The Mental Health Consequences of Torture
In 1997 the National Institute of Mental Health assembled a working group of international experts to address the mental health consequences of torture and related violence and trauma; report on the status of scientific knowledge; and include research rec
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The Plenum Series on Stress and Coping Series Editor:
Donald Meichenbaum, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Current Volumes in the Series:
BEYOND TRAUMA Cultural and Societal Dynamics Edited by Rolf J. Kleber, Charles R. Figley, and Berthold P. R. Gersons COMMUTING STRESS Causes, Effects, and Methods of Coping Meni Koslowsky, Avraham N. Kluger, and Mordechai Reich COPING WITH CHRONIC STRESS Edited by BerUamin H. Gottlieb CREATING A COMPREHENSIVE TRAUMA CENTER Choices and Challenges Mary Beth Williams and Lasse A. Nurmi ETHNICITY, IMMIGRATION, AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY Edited by Ihsan Al-Issa and Michel Tousignant HANDBOOK OF SOCIAL SUPPORT AND THE FAMILY Edited by Gregory R. Pierce, Barbara R. Sarason, and Irwin G. Sarason INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK OF HUMAN RESPONSE TO TRAUMA Edited by Arieh Y. Shalev, Rachel Yehuda, and Alexander C. McFarlane INTERNATIONAL HANDBOOK OF MULTIGENERATIONAL LEGACIES OF TRAUMA Edited by Yael Danieli THE MENTAL HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF TORTURE Edited by Ellen Gerrity, Terence M. Keane, and Farris Tuma PSYCHOTRAUMATOLOGY Key Papers and Core Concepts in Post-Traumatic Stress Edited by George S. Everly, Jr. and Jeffrey M. Lating STRESS, CULTURE, AND COMMUNITY The Psychology and Philosophy of Stress Stevan E. Hobfoll TRAUMATIC STRESS From Theory to Practice Edited by John R. Freedy and Stevan E. Hobfoll A Continuation Order Plan is available for this series. A continuation order will bring delivery of each new volume immediately upon publication. Volumes are billed only upon actual shipment. For further information please contact the publisher.
The Mental Health Consequences of Torture Edited by
Ellen Gerrity National Institute of Mental Health Bethesda, Maryland
Terence M. Keane Boston University School of Medicine Boston, Massachusetts
and
Farris Turna National Institute of Mental Health Bethesda, Maryland
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The mental health consequences of torture/ edited by Ellen T. Gerrity, Terence M. Keane, and Farris Turna p. ; cm - (Plenum series on stress and coping) lncludes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4613-5483-3
ISBN 978-1-4615-1295-0 (eBook)
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4615-1295-0 1. Torture victims-Mental health. 2. Torture victims-Rehabilitation. 3. Torture-Psychological aspect~. 4. Post-traumatic stress disorder-Treatment. I. Gerrity, Ellen T. Il. Keane, Terence Martin. III. Turna, Farris. IV. Series. [DNLM: 1. Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic-psychology. 2. Torture-psychology. 3. Crime Victims-rehabilitation. 4. Mental Health Services. 5. Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic-rehabilitation. 6. Violence-psychology. WM 170 M549 2001] RC451.4.T67 M46 2001 616.85'21-dc21 00-059276
ISBN 978-1-4613-5483-3 © 2001 Springer Science+Business Media New York Originally published by Kluwer Academic /Plenum Publishers in 2001 Softcover reprint ofthe hardcover lst edition 2001
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